CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Terra Bella

California · 2,697 residents · 2.19 sq mi

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Terra Bella is a city of 2,697 people in California. The median age is 25.0, younger than the US median of 33.0. 33.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Households here earn about 47% less than in California as a whole. Median home value sits at $52,000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 25.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,697

−22%vs 2000

vs 3,466 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

25.0

+4%vs 2000

vs 23.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.19 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.3%(251)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 913.1%(354)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411.6%(313)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.7%(261)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(171)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(411)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(319)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.9%(241)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.3%(171)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.2%(86)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(96)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(23)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,063

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,313 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,204

−26%vs 2000

vs $7,034 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

33.0%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,000

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$330

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $426 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.7%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.9% in 2000

45.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic10.6%(368)

Black0.2%(6)

Hispanic / Latino84%(2,910)

Asian3.5%(120)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic67.8%(1,828)

Black0.2%(6)

Hispanic / Latino67.9%(1,832)

Asian5.1%(137)

Other26.9%(726)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican83.7%(1,389)

Spaniard3.2%(53)

Asian origin

Thai0.2%(3)

Ancestry

English7.7%(128)

Irish4.9%(81)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(15)

German0.2%(3)

Greek0.2%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Spaniard population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.1%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

27.9%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.9%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.9 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 18.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married42.5%(241)

Married51.1%(290)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced6.3%(36)

Women 15+

Never married27.4%(178)

Married51.2%(332)

Widowed14.6%(95)

Divorced6.8%(44)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.5%

−14.2 ptssince 2013

from 28.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

6.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.0%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.0%

−15.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

66.2%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 68.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

13.3%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

73.0%

−17.0 ptssince 2020

from 90.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)100%(22)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 22 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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